Shannon v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Birmingham. Tried before tlie Hon. W. W. Wilkerson. These two appeals were taken from the same judgment in one case. The suit was brought by James Shannon, as administrator of W. I-I. Shannon, deceased, against Jefferson County to recover damages for personal injuries received by the intestate in the falling of •a public bridge along a public highway in the county, which injuries resulted in the death of plaintiff’s intestate.
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Appeal from the City Court of Birmingham. Tried before tlie Hon. W. W. Wilkerson. These two appeals were taken from the same judgment in one case. The suit was brought by James Shannon, as administrator of W. I-I. Shannon, deceased, against Jefferson County to recover damages for personal injuries received by the intestate in the falling of •a public bridge along a public highway in the county, which injuries resulted in the death of plaintiff’s intestate. The complaint as originally filed contained but one ■count, which ivas as follows: “The plaintiff, as administrator as aforesaid, claims…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
The court below committed no error in its rulings against the -admissibility of testimony as to the age, health, earning capacity, savings and domestic connections and relations of plaintiff’s intestate, nor in charging the jury that compensatory -damages are not recoverable in this action. — Richmond & Danville Railroad Co. v. Freeman, 97 Ala. 289.
■The following charges were also given for .the defendant: (1.) “If you (believe from the evidence that *389tlie negligence complained of is so 'slight or so characterized by mitigating circumstances as that the jury would be justified in the…
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